Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Volume XXXVII, Number 14, 8 April 1898 — KA MEA HUNA POHIHIHI [ARTICLE]

KA MEA HUNA POHIHIHI

K'nuMia t Iby»ilwmahithic no "K< KiU.haua rc<ke'.a o k", Lahni " MOKL'NA XXXV. Ma keia wahi haawi iho la ua wahine malama hale nei he manawa nona e noho mumule ai. Aia ma kela wa ana e noonoo ana, ua ala mai la na hoomanao ana iloko ona no ka Hakn Tereveliana. Ike iho ia ia ma ia wa, ina oia e haawi a>na i kana mau kokua ana ia Alamira e lilo na ia i kumu nona e kipakuia ai mai ka nohona kauwa lawelawe ana no ka iale kakela o Tereveliana Pa, aka, hoomanao pu iho la nohoi ia, aole kauwa wahine kupono e ae no ka malama ana i ka Haku Tereveliana. elike la me ia, nolaila, manao iho la ia, aoie <ūo oia e komohia nui ana iloko o ka pilikia mai ka Haku Tereveliana mai. Ia wa hoohaliu ae la ia i kona noonoo ana no ke kaikamahine a ka Haku opio ana i aloha loa ai, oia hoi 0 Geofere Tereveliana, a hooholo iho la oia i kona manao e haawi no ia 1 kana mau kokua ana apau ia Ala~ mira. N'olaHa, aea ae la kona poo iluna, 'huli mai Ia kona mau onohi maka a nana mai la ia Alamira, a pane mai la ia: ' 4 Aole hiki ia oe ke noho ma ka.hi kulanakauhale ae nei o Tereveliana Pa. He mea maopopo loa ia, oiai, aia kela wahi ma ke alahele e loaa koke ai oe ia Adelo. Aole nohoi hiki ia oe ke hele aku i ka Maka-o-ka-Aeto, kahi au i manao ai o kou wahi paha ia e hoaumoe ai i keia po. Aole hiki ia oe ke noho malaila. no na kumu nohoi a'u i hoakaka mua aku nei ia oe. 0 kahl kupono loa ia oe ma ko'u manao, oia kahi meihamoha a kanaka ole, koe wale no ka mea nona ka hale a'u e lawe aku ai ia oe a hoonoho. A ma» laāla oe e noho ai a hiki i ka loaa ana he wa pono nou e palapala mai ai i kou mau makua." Ua apono aku la hoi o Alamira i keia manao o ua wahine malama liale la, me ka olelo ana aku: "0 kahi kupono loa io ia no'u e noho ai. O kahi mehameha oia kahi kupono loa no'u e noho nei," I keia wa i olino ae ai he nanaina .hauoli ma na (helehelna o ua wahine malama hale nei, a neenee mai la oia a kokoke i kahi e noho ana o Alamira, ame kahi leo uuku, a piha hauoli nae, pane mai la ia: "Ua ike au i kahi kupono loa nou, e Miss Geofere. Ke hoomanao nei au, "he wahine opio kekahi i noho ia nei i kahi mau makahiki loihi i liala ae nei. Mamuli hoi o ka ili ana mai o kekahi waiwal iaia, ma o ka make ana la o ka Ihoahanau o kona makuakane, ua hoi aku oia ma ka aina hanai holoholona o ua makuakane nei ona. Aia keia wahi ma kahi kokoke i na kakai pali o Wale. 0 ka inoa o kela wahl a"u i lohe ai o Burnt Downs. Aol« jxiha oe i lohe i keia inoa mamua?" Ua hoole aku la hoi o Alamira. Alaiia. hoomau mai la no ua wahine nei i ke kamailio ana: "0 keia wahi a'u i kamailio aku la ia oe. he wahi ia i pau i ke ahi i ka wa kahiko loa, a no ia kumu i kapaia ai o Burnt EK>wns (&e maka-a-wela). Aole i maopopo ke kumu o ka pau ana oia wahi i ke ahi. Aole nohoi i ike ia ke kumu oia ahi. Me he mea la o ka nui oia -wahi, he> hookahi mile ke akea, a he ekolu mile ka loihi. Hookahi ponoi no hale oia wahi, a no Pegi Wilsey ua haie ia, ka wahlne opio a'u i kamailio aku ©ei ia oe. Ua maopopo loa ia'u, aole hiki ia Adelo ke hoomaopopo eia .oe i keia w&hi i ka3ai i noho al ke lawe au ia oe a noho malaila." "Pehea la: he loihi loa anei ia wahi mai Tereveliana P& aku nei?'' wahi a Alamira i ninau aku ai. "Ma ko'u hoomaopopo, he kaaakoln mile pasha ka ioihi mai a oei aku. Ma ko'u manao nohoi, he aneane iwakalua mile kona ka&wale mai kahi aku o ka Haku Hameiona. Oia kona haie hooluolu ma kuaaina." I ka lohe ana o Aiamira I ka inoa Hameioaa, ua hoomanao koke ae 1a ia i k<ma luaui makuahine, a no ia mea ua hooholo koke Iho )a ia iloko ona, o kahi & Mrs. Pumelona \ kamailio ma! ai iaia> o kahi kupono loa ia ana

e hele aku ai. oiai ua kokoke aku nohoi ia wahi i kahi o ka o kona luaui makuahine. Noiaila, pane aku la ia: "Ina pela, 0 ko'u wahi ia e hele aku ai. A ke manao nei nohoi au, aole paba kela wahine e kipaku mai ia'u ke hoea aku au i kona hale?" "Aole —aole oia e hana i kekahi haua oia ano. He wahine oluolu a loko» maikai loa ia. He puuwai hamama kona, 0 keia wahine, e hai aku au ia oe, e Miss Alamira, he wahine hoopalauia na Geoki Negewina, ke kauwa lawelawe na ka Haku Aelelo; aka, ua nalowale honua nae oia mai keia.wa.hl' aku ma ka wa i ulu mai ai kela pilikia i hookauhihi wale ia aku ai maluna o kou makuakane. A ina eia ke ola nei oia i keia la, a e hoea aku hoi oia imua o ka Aha Hookolokolo, a hoike oia i ka mea oiaio loa, alaila, e hiki ana iaia ke holoi ae i ka eleele i hapala wale ia maluna o kou makua* kane." • "Ae," wahi a Alamira i pane aku ai, "ua lohe no au i kena inoa. A oia nohoi ka'u kanaka e ake loa nei e loaa. Ua maopopo loa ia'u, oia wale no ke kanaka e hiki ai ke hoopau ae i ko Papa pilikia. 0 keia nohoi ke kanaka a kuu makuahine i noke ai i ka hoolaha, me ka manao ana e ike. ia la hoi oia, eia nae, aole oia i ike iki ia a Aoea mai i keia la, Aia la oia i hea— aole mea i ike?" Mahope iho o keia mau kamailio ana a laua, ua pane mai la o Mrs. Pumetona: "E kuu haku opio, ua paa kuu manao e haawi aku au ia oe i ka'u mau kokua ana apau, elike me ka hikl ia'u. Na'u ponoi no oe e lawe aku a hoea i keia wahi a kaua i kamailio iho la. Nolaila, mahope iho o kou paina ana i kou aina ahiahi maanei, o ko kaua wa ia e hoomak&ukau ai no ka Aele aku. A ma keia po no kaua e hele aku ai." "Aka, e Mrs. Pumetona inaikai, pehea la kaua e hele ai? Ma ka wawae anei, ma ke kaa paha?" Aiaiia, hai aku la ua wahise malama hale nei i kona manao, oia hoi, ma ka lio no laua e hele ai. E kau no o Alamira maluna o kona lio, oia hoi ka lio a ka Haku Tereveliana 1 haawi makana mai ai iaia, a e loaa ana nohoi iaia (Mrs. Pumetona) he lio nona e hele pu ai. Ua lilo keia mau hoakaka a ua wahine la i mea maikai i ko Aiamim manao. I kela wa i eleu koke aku ai ua wahine la i ke kli i mau mea ai ea Alamira. Ua lawe mai la oia he popo palaoa maikai, he bola waiu ame kekahi bo!a ti. He mau wahl io o ka moa i rokeia, ame kekahi mau wahi mea ai kupono e ae. Ua ai iho la hoi o Aiamira a&a ka maikai o kona eooooo. Ua ike iho la nohoi ia, he loihi ke ala n laaa e hele aku ai ia po, noiaila, mle oia 1 hoohemahema i ka poao

i kona houpo i puipui maikai, a loaa ka ikaika no ka hele ana. I ka maona ana o Alamira, ua eleu aku la no ua wahine nei no ka rumi o Alamira a lawe mai la i kona koloka mehana ame ka aahu holo-lio o Alamira. Pela hoi ane kalii paiki ili lima ame kahi buke pa.keke. Aia maloko oi ua. wahi buke pakeke >nei, he mau wahi kenikeni, ma ke gula kekahi, ma ka pepa kekahi, a ma ke dala maoli nohoi kekahi. I ka loaa ana mai o keia wahi eke dalai ia Alamira, ua pane ae la ia: "Maikai loa ka loaa ana mai la o kuu wahi eke; aka, manao nae au, aole paha o'u kuleana e lawe ai i keia mau dala, oiai na ka Haku Tereveliana no keia mau dala?" "Aole loa pela," i pane mai ai o Mrs. Pumetona.. "O kou uku no kena 0 ka noho lawelawe ana nona; a i'na no.ua haawi manawalea wale mai oia 1 kekahi mau da!a ia oe, nou no ia. Aka, ina makemake oe i mau walhi kenikeni hou nau, alaila, ua hlki no ia'u ke hoolawa aku. ia oe me kekahi wahi huina e lawa ai kou noho ana ma kela wahi." A«a, aole i ae aku o Alamira i keia lokamaikai nui o ua wahine malama hale la, oiai ua ike iho la no ia ua u'awa loa kana mau dala iloko o kana wahi eke no ke kokua ana i kona mau makemake apau. (Aole i pau.)